Nicole Ripka

Nicole Ripka is an Associate at Betaworks Ventures based in New York City, where she focuses on sourcing, diligence, and investing in seed and pre-seed stage startups. Operating within a firm that manages over $500 million in assets, she evaluates early-stage opportunities across artificial intelligence, consumer internet, climate tech, and frontier technologies. Ripka was promoted to her current investment role in early 2024 and has been directly involved with capital allocations in portfolio companies such as Glean and Perplexity AI. She recently participated in a Q2 2025 transaction for an emerging AI infrastructure startup and discussed sector trends as a featured speaker at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024. Holding a degree from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, she currently focuses on scouting and structuring capital for ventures at the intersection of AI and consumer technology.